Presence is far more intricate and rewarding an art than productivity. Ours is a culture that measures our worth as human beings by our efficiency, our earnings, our ability to perform this or that. The cult of productivity has its… — Maria Popova Copy Share Image
he cult of productivity has its place, but worshipping at its altar daily robs us of the very capacity for joy and wonder that… — Maria Popova Copy Share Image
Universal WiFi. Without a doubt. I am done with being on the train, not having internet. Or having spotty coverage. It's a fundamental need… — Maria Popova Copy Share Image
Because it is possible to create - creating one's self, willing to be one's self - one has anxiety. One would have no anxiety… — Maria Popova Copy Share Image
But most weeks I've gone through 12 books, maybe even 15 some weeks, depending on the length. So I go through my long form,… — Maria Popova Copy Share Image
Curation is more than packaging-it is to help readers [discern] what is important in the world. — Maria Popova Copy Share Image
What is needed isn't merely tolerance but acceptance, wholehearted and unconditional. — Maria Popova Copy Share Image
I didn't really - at least intellectually and creatively - have a particularly compelling experience in college. But during my junior year, they made… — Maria Popova Copy Share Image
To understand and be understood, those are among life's greatest gifts, and every interaction is an opportunity to exchange them — Maria Popova Copy Share Image
One of my jobs was at a start-up ad agency. They were trying to do things differently, work with socially conscious clients, and to really be a more creative take on advertising than the industry itself. But I noticed that what the guys at the office were circulating for inspiration still came from within the ad industry. I thought that… — Maria Popova Copy Share
You enrich people with creative resources, and over time, these Lego bricks that end up in their heads eventually build this enormous, incredible castle. — Maria Popova Copy Share Image
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